Timothy Carroll (bishop)


Timothy James Carroll S.M.A. is a Roman Catholic bishop serving as Apostolic Vicar in the titular see of Tipaza. He was born in Millstreet, County Cork Ireland.
He was ordained a priest on 20 December 1965 for the Society of African Missions and was appointed Prefect of Kontagora, Nigeria on 15 December 1995.
Bishop Tim translated several books of the Bible, including the Synoptic Gospels, into Kamberi.
On 30 April 2002, he was appointed titular bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania and Apostolic Vicar of Kontagora. He was ordained a bishop on 17 August 2002. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla ; his Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Peter Jatau and Bishop Kevin Aje.